The Gentleman From Alabama Leads New Congress
Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama rises as the key power in the new congress as Ways and Means chair and Democratic floor leader. He shapes a tariff strategy toward revenue with a competitive balance to guard domestic industry while allowing foreign goods to compete. Underwood, famed for tariff expertise, stands ready to guide the House.
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Washington, D. C
Oscar W. Underwood
Congress
Champ Clark
Uncle Joe
Underwood
Alabama
Ways and Means
House
Halley
House of Congress
Birmingham
Japanese man stabbed by highwaymen near home
Imri a Japanese resident at 209 20th av was accosted by two masked assailants in front of his home last night. One thief slashed his stomach with a knife though the injury is not considered serious. The robbers fled without taking any valuables.
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S. Imri
20Th Av
Grocery Price Fragments from Local Ad
Readable items list including candy at 3 pounds for Seradishes, eye of round and Baker's chocolate 38c per pound, green tea 1.95 per box, vinegar 26c per gallon, salt herring 9c, fancy Eastern bacon 13c, pork roast and Minnesota butter mentioned. Detected as a damaged OCR from a newspaper ad with multiple prices and product names.
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Minnesota
Potlatchers to See Merry Widow at Moore Theatre
Seattle Carnival association officers and trustees will attend a large Golden Potlatch event next Tuesday night. The Moore theatre will be decorated in yellow and gold for the performance of The Merry Widow as part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch celebration.
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Seattle
Moore Theatre
Seattle Carnival Association
Disbarment Hearing Set for Senator J. W. Bryan
Disbarment proceedings against Senator J. W. Bryan start April 24 at King County Courthouse with 43 witnesses summoned including Judge Yakey who Bryan accuses of unfitness for office. The state bar action mobilizes Nitsap County politicians as court headquarters.
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Nitsap County
King County
J. W. Bryan
Policeman and Clergyman Debate At Green Lake Church
A policeman designated by Chief Bannick will speak at Green Lake Methodist church tomorrow evening. He will argue the policemans side of the question The Difference Between the Policeman the Teacher and the Clergyman. Prof A C Hastings representing teachers and Rev E L Benedict presenting the ministerial view.
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Bannick
Green Lake Methodist Episcopal Church
A. C. Hastings
Lincoln High School
E. L. Benedict
Button campaign to sell 100000 Golden Potlatch buttons
A rush campaign begins next week to distribute and sell 100000 Golden Potlatch buttons. Departments and stores organize teams as buttons arrive from the manufacturer, with a May Day sale culminating on May 1 when street corners host sales crews.
Johnson may miss Easter pardon meal in San Francisco
April 15 dispatch notes uncertainty over Judge Treadwell granting a sunrise pardon to Jack Johnson. Sheriff Finn argues the judge cannot free him, while Treadwell says he will meet the sheriff and recommend Johnson be released.
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Jack
San Francisco
Jack Johnson
Treadwell
Finn
Johnson
Stop Gambling on Cotton Exchange
Washington D C April 15 1911 Representative Lurleson warned New York Cotton Exchange and similar bodies to stop gambling or be destroyed He and Representative Albert E Burleson Texas say they will push a bill to bar telegraph and telephone lines from futures contracts where delivery is not intended If exchanges refuse to reform they will be destroyed.
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United Press
Seattle Star
Washington, D. C
New York Cotton Exchange
Aimilar
Lurleson
Dem
Texas
United Press Association
Albert E. Burleson
Great Controlling Exchange
Easter week church events and services listed in community notes
Clergy schedule and special services fill a week of events across churches. A government examination rule for wireless aboard steamships takes effect July 1. Choirs, Easter mass, baptisms, revivals, and talks by notable preachers are noted at St. Marks Trinity Methodist First Christian Y M C A and other local venues.
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Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Easter Services Highlight Seattle Churches
Easter services at First Methodist on Fifth Avenue and Marion Street will feature a new organ dedication praised as the finest on the Pacific coast. Tomorrow evening at Tabernacle Baptist church a cantata by C. W. Kantner will be performed in its early portion. On Easter morning two clergymen begin duties in Seattle churches with Rev Charles H. Shank at Alkrt and Fairmont Congregational and Rev Richard J Nichola at Brighton Congregational church.
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Herbert C. Mart
University Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Fifth Av
Marion At
Pacific Coast
C. W. Kantner
Seattle
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Charles H. Shank
Alkt
Fairmont
Richard J. Nichola
Brighton
Boyle punishes fire fighter over streetcar crash
Lieutenant Frank A. Nicholson of Truck 4 received a 10 day vacation loss, demotion to private, and transfer to Queen Anne Hill station after a Wednesday crash at First Ave and Bell St. Officials blamed lack of discipline for being too familiar with subordinates despite the brake failure that made the collision seem unavoidable.
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Frank A. Nicholson
Fire Department
Stanford Freshmen Beat Cal Freshmen in Oakland Race
Stanford freshmen won against California freshmen in a morning race on the Oakland estuary.
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Oakland
Cal
Stanford
University of California
Oakland Estuary
Beattie Kennel Club Beach Show Delivers Blue Ribbon Moments
Seattle hosts the Beattie Kennel Club Beach Show with Judge James Cole from Kansas City evaluating top dogs. Tumba the French Bulldog, owned by Dr. Geo H. Yates, wins best puppy blue ribbon. Fujiko and DBelkin's Shag perform strongly among other Seattle contenders like Bellew's Shag, all competing in a large field of entrants.
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Beattie Kennel Club
Mammoth Rink
James Cole
Kansas City
Kidis
Tumba
Geo. H. Yates
Seattle
Canada Corlett
Miss Corlett
East
Fujiko
F. B. Haines
Violet Bo Peep
Dbelkin
D. B. Trefethen
Bightav
Beat
Fires Drive New York Losses Up in March
Fire losses across major cities jump to about 31 million dollars for March, doubling last year’s figure. Incidents include the New York state capitol blaze, the shirt waist factory holocaust, a Minneapolis business block fire, and a Chicago cold storage warehouse fire, among others.
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New York
New York State Capitol
Busbneas
Minneapolis
Chicago
Customer service pledge emphasizes prompt courteous attention
The note states a commitment to prompt efficient service for all customers through personal courteous care.
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Ballard
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Madison
Bekins
St. Mark's Church
J. W. Haneker
Iowa Wesleyan University
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Friends Church
E. Spruce
St. James Cathedral
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Reotor
Trinity Parish Church
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International Renown
First Christian Church
A. W. Leonard
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Independence
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Burke & Farrar, Inc
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Anderson Boat Landing
Ohio
Dentists
Pike St
Over Ow! Drug Co
Lady Wellington Coal
Lady Wellington
Pacific Coal and Oil Company
O. M. Latimer, Mgr
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Hinkley Blk
West Seattle
Boyle
Stanford Freshies
Sim
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Geo.h. Yates
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Convention
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Omaha
St. Louis
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific Railway
J. O. McMullen
City Pass
H. N. Kennedy
Yesler
Wash
Ind
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Portland
Dr. van Vieck
Brey Paine
Jacke
Pine St
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Charlie Powell
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Fede
Tom Tin
Stark
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